Sanitary pocket-cuspidor.



ST. JOHN OSULLIVAN. SANITARY POCKET GUSPIDOR. APPLICATION rmm mm 9, mo.

Patented June 20, 1911.

SiEESEEE l/VVf/VTQR ATTORNEY ST. JOHN OSULLIVAN, OF SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY POCKET-CUSPIDOR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Application filed June 9, 1910. Serial No. 566,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ST. JOHN OSULLIVAN, a citizen of the United States,and residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, iave invented certain new and useful Improvements inSanitary Pocket-Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sanitary pocket cuspidors whichare composed of an inner and an outer case, and the objects are toprovide a neat, safe, economical and sanitary pocket receptacle'forexpectorations.

For a fuller understanding of the invention, including its operation andcharacteristic advantages, reference is made to the following detaildescription and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of my invention, closed, Fig. 2 isan end elevational view of the same, Fig. 3 is an end elevational viewthereof, open, Fig. 1 is a top view of the same closed, Fig. 5 is a planView of the inside case before folding, Fig. 6 is a side elevationalview of the same folded, ready to be put into the outer case, and Fig. 7is an end view of the same.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

My invention is composed of an outer case, consisting of a rigid baseportion 1, an upper portion divided into a plurality of sections, endsections 2, large side sections 3, small side sections 4 and lidsections 5 and 6, all of which are provided with hinge joints Z),properly placed to give said upper portion flexibility and to join it tothe lower portion or base 1, for the purpose of giving flexibility tosaid upper portion and provided with torsional springs c, to cause it toopen readily; on the back of said outer case and centrally located onone of the large side sections 3, is provided a spring plate, f,extending above said section 3 and adapted to operate in connection withanother spring plate 6, which is attached to lid section 5, thesesprings e and f operate in connection with each other to hold the lid inposition; over the top edge of section 3 on the front side of said outercase is provided a clasp g, fitting loosely on said lid, adapted forholding in position a portion h of the inner casing and on the loweredge of said section 3 1S provided plate (Z, with free edge adapted toact as a clasp for holding portion 7', of said 1nner casing, and aninside flexible water-proof removable casing as shown in Figs. 5, 6, and7, and folded on dotted lines 70, to fit said outer casing and shaped asshown in Fig. 6 when folded and adapted to hold cotton or otherabsorbents and is readily removable from said outer casing. It will bereadily seen that with this construction the lid portion folding over atan acute angle, causes the casings to be absolutely tight, even wheninverted, thus making it a safe, clean, convenient and sanitary cuspidorwhich is practically water-proof, and can be readily cleaned by removinginside casing and replacing it with a fresh one, and can be readilyopened or closed by raising or lowering the cover.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A sanitary pocket cuspidor comprising arigid lower part or base, an upper part, hinged and jointed to give itflexibility, and joined to said rigid lower part or base by hinges, alid, spring means to facilitate the opening and closing of said lid, allsubstan tially as set forth.

2. A sanitary pocket cuspidor, consisting of a rigid lower part or base,an upper part, hinged to give it flexibility, hinge joints connectingsaid upper andlower parts,torsional springs to facilitate opening andclosing, a lid portion, springs operating in connection with each other,to keep said lid open or closed, all substantially as set forth.

3. A sanitary pocket cuspidor, comprising a rigid lower part or base, anupper part hinged to give it flexibility, hinge joints, joining saidupper part to said rigid lower part or base, springs to facilitateopening and closing, a lid, springs operating in connection with eachother to keep said lid open or closed, an inner, flexible, removablecasing, means for fastening said inner casing to the outer casing, allsubstantially as set forth.

4. A sanitary pocket cuspidor, comprising a lower part or base, an upperpart, hinged to give it flexibility, hinge joints connecting said upperand lower parts, hinges provided With springs to facilitate opening andclos- In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my ing, a lid port-ion,springs to keep said lid hand, in the presence of two subscribingWitportion open or closed as may be desired, an nesses.

inner, flexible, removable Water-proof cas- ST. JOHN OSULLIVAN. ing,which can be quickly removed and re- Witnesses:

placed, and cotton or other absorbents there- FRANK HEATH,

in, all substantially as set forth. ABRAM B. BOWMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

